Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-22
The Indiana Election Frauds.
ONE OF THE DEFENDANTS TELLS THE WHOLE STORY
ABOUT THEM.

ONE OF IdE DEFENDANTS TELLS TdE WHOLk STORY
ABOUT THEM.
Atthe conspiracy trial in Indianapolis yesterday
Samuel T. Perkins, one OF the defendants, told an
interesting and infinitely circumstantial story of
the conspiracy and the part that each Of the
eleven defendants took in committing the election
frauds. He admitted having changed tally sheets
himself at the direction OF Sim Coy the chairman OF
the democratic county central committee, who, he
said, was the chief cOnSpiratOr, and had selected
the other persons under Indictment to carry out
his orders, for which they were promised s. 600 by
the liquor league, which wanted the democratic
candidate for criminal judge counted in. The per-
sons whom he mentioned as being directly con-
cerned In the conspiracy, and who assisted In
county clerk; DR.. C. NJ. Metcalf, secretary of the
State board Of health; Albert T. Beck, the
heimer, chairman OF the election canvass
ing. board; John L. Reardon, and George w.
phen Matter, a saloon keeper. DR.. Metcalf, he
said, furnished the acid for erasing writing. and
showed how to use 1t. splan was the legal adj
spiracy. sullivan, Beck and Budd procured pos
session OF the tally sheets that were changed,
ing Of tallies. stephen Mattler changed some OF
the tally sheets, but afterward became frightened
and tried TO put them In their original form. Per
kinS also gave detailed account OF how efforts
were made after the prosecution began to in.
1uence him to give false testimony for the pur-
pose of saving the defendants from conviction.
Sullivan told him that money had been raised to
influence one OF the grand Juries that investigated
the case to return no indictment, the sum said to
have been raised for this purpose being s1'4oo
ONE THOUSAND KNIGHTS DESERT PowDERLY.-Ga
brinus Assembly, Knights OF Labor, of Milwaukee,
1000 strong. yesterday withdrew from the order be.
cause OF Grand Master Workman POwderlys SEN
timents On the temperance question. 1t is prob
able that the assembly composed Of tight-barrel
cOOperS will also withdraw for the same reason,
Gambrinus Assembly is composed OF brewers. The
tight-barrel cOopers are mainly engaged in work
for the brewing trade.
AN AMERICANS Big JUMP-At the London Ath-
Manhattan Athletic Club. OF New YORK, twice
touched the bar at q feet inches in attempting
to beat the best high jump, feet 2,l inches.
THE CHICAGO DOODLE CAsEs.-A jury was secured
yesterday In the Chicago Doodle cases. Gen.
Stiles IN opening for the prosecution said that it
years not 4 contract had been let in this county
which had not been corruptly paid for. One firm
had paid tribute In this matter for nine years.
Last year the printing contract cost the successful
bidders over $1,000. The opening addresses Will
be finished by tomorrow, and the taking Of testi-
mony viii then begin. IL is thought that it Will
be nearly month yet before the case will be
given TO the jury. There Is little doubt that con.
viction Will be the result
A POWDER HOUSE BLOWN UP.-The powder house
OF the Chicago, Wilmington and Vermillion Coal
ming, and between 5000 and 10000 pounds OF
powder exploded. Every dwelling on the south
and west side OF the powder house was shattered
and In most cases entirely demolished. Not q
vestige OF the powder house remains, While where
1t stood is an excavation about 60 feet long, AZ
feet wide and 20 feet deep. Only one fatality has
been reported, but minor casualties will reach
nearly hundred. There were fOrty-five dwellings
almost totally demolished and there is not plate
glass window left in the business part of the city
IL is impossible at this time to estimate the loss
but 1t Will probably reach $4,000 or 100000.
The Hartford County, Nd, democratic convention
elected delegation in favor OF Stevenson Archer
Tor governor
cOlored umpire In a baseball game in Calvert
County, Nd, was dubbed by one OF the players
and it is thought may die.
1t is stated that the union labor party and thu
united labor party OF New York will unite mex
fall in the election OF members OF assembly.
Frank j. Taylor, formerly on the Cincinnati
Commercial Gdzee and the St. Louis GLOBE Demo
crut, died In Cincinnati Wednesday night from tht
effect or the heat.
Jennie Collins, the Boston working girls friend
died OF consumption In BrOOkline on "wednesday
evening. Miss Collins was one Of the first woman
anti slavery workers. In 1872 she founded "BOf
inns Bower" In Boston.